‘Arthur Christmas’ pokes fun at some of Santa’s most enduring myths
Literalism is the joke behind the 2011 computer-animated feature Arthur Christmas. It’s right there in the poster: “Ever wonder how 2 Billion presents get...
Search under way for relics of bygone eras
by Chase Kamp
If one could put Tempe on a
turntable and drop the needle, the
sound would contain the charge of
‘90s alternative rock, the bombast of
big...
Silly plot doesn’t take the shine from latest in Ocean’s series
The Ocean this time is Debbie, sister of Danny Ocean. Just paroled, Debbie, played by Sandra Bullock, starts assembling a crew for a modest little heist: The Met Gala in Manhattan.
Classic ’42nd Street’ coming to Tempe stage
Some directors, speaking to an inexperienced young actress just before she goes on in a lead role for the first time, might say something like, “Hey, go out there and have fun, you’ll be fine.”
Special-effects spectacle takes ‘Man of Steel’ to new cinematic heights
Playing Superman is sometimes seen as a curse for an actor. The career and life of George Reeves were blighted by his association with...
Film-making adventure was a real ‘eye-opener’
“It was, oh man...it was eye-opening,” says Lisa Vargas. “I have this idea that I want to do films, but I’d never actually been on a movie set before.”
What’s Fido thinking? Pet psychic knows
“Did you ever look at her and wonder what she was thinking?”
Discerning Diner: Yupha’s brings new dimensions to Thai cuisine
Using what friends tell me are my considerable sleuthing skills, I decided to dine inconspicuously at another one of Tempe’s award-winning restaurants, Yupha’s Thai...
Diversions… with M.V. Moorhead
Father of Yuletide classic comes to life in screenplay
Flip Orley returns to his Phoenix roots for four hypnotizing shows at Tempe Improv
An exotic-looking guy in a tux, swinging a pocket watch in front of the eyes of his subject.